bläck
See also: black and Black
Central Franconian
Etymology
Immediately comparable with Dutch blak (“bald, flat”) and thus possibly an unshifted form. Further probably related with German blecken (“to show one's teeth”), Dutch blaken (“to glow, blaze”), and hence with the root of English bleak, blank.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛk/
Adjective
bläck (masculine bläcke, feminine bläck or bläcke, comparative bläcker, superlative et bläckste)
- (chiefly Ripuarian) bare; naked; uncovered; said of body parts, not of people
- Wat lööfs de och met bläcke Been durch der Schnie?
- For what did you run through the snow with bare legs at all?
See also
- nackig
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛk/
- Homophone: bleck (in accents where short e and ä are merged)
Noun
bläck n
- ink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc
- ink; dark colored fluid ejected by certain squids and octopuses
Declension
| Declension of bläck | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | bläck | bläcket | — | — |
| Genitive | bläcks | bläckets | — | — |
Derived terms
- bläckfisk
- bläckpenna
Further reading
- bläck in Svensk ordbok.